Congratulations! to the following four applicants who have each been awarded a £2000 MA Scholarship: Mariette Cracknell (MA Victorian Studies),Kelsyn Delaney (MA Modern Literature and Creative Writing),Rachel Evans (MA English Studies) and Francesca White (MA English Studies). We’re also delighted that Richard Fallon (MA Victorian Studies) was successful in his application for a College Masters Excellence Studentship. There […]
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New Voices Wagon Project – Remarkable Experience!
By Eshara Wijetunge During my final year as an undergraduate studying History of Art and English, I was involved in the New Voices Wagon Project (NVWP), a Leicester-based project that aims to promote reading and writing amongst migrant communities – especially refugees. This fantastic work experience was offered through our School of English in […]
Centre for New Writing hosts AHRC-funded Event on Dalit Literature
Local writers and international scholars attended an event on Dalit Literature hosted by the Centre for New Writing and co-organised with Paul-Valery Montpellier and Nottingham Trent Universities. Historically, Dalits (formerly labelled as ‘untouchables’) have been considered to exist outside caste. They have traditionally been assigned to menial tasks such as cleaning toilets and sweeping streets. The scholar and […]
PhD funding success in the School of English
Many new PhD projects will begin in the School next year, and the following students have been successful in obtaining full or partial funding. Well done to them all! Geraldine Bell (School fee-waiver) ‘Can these bones live?’ (Ezekiel 37:3): A literary examination of the dead body. Crystal Biggin (Midlands 3 Cities studentship) Reading and Reviewing […]
BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz visits the Joe Orton Archive
The BBC’s chief Arts Editor Will Gompertz visited the University on 25 June to make a radio feature on the Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton. For his report on the 50th anniversary of Joe Orton’s first play Entertaining Mr Sloane, Will Gompertz came to see the exhibition ‘Joe Orton in 1964’ in the David Wilson Library. […]
The School of English’s Superstar Tutor
The School of English’s Dr Ben Parsons was named Superstar Tutor of 2014 for the College of Arts, Humanities and Law. The award, based on nominations from students, was announced at a gala dinner on the 18th of June. Congratulations Ben!
Oh, Mr Sloane!
After studying Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane, and attending a workshop in the Joe Orton archive, held in the University’s David Wilson Library, third year English student Emma Ingleton was inspired to stage the play. Leicester University Theatre’s production of Entertaining Mr Sloane marks the play’s 50th anniversary. Speaking to Rupal Rajani on BBC Radio […]
‘Untouchable’ works to be investigated at University of Leicester event
On Wednesday 25th June, the Centre for New Writing will host an international symposium called ‘Writing, Analysing, Translating Dalit Literature. Innovative and revolutionary literature by a body of writers formerly known as ‘Untouchables’ will be explored by writers and academics at the University. The event is hosted in partnership with the Centre for Postcolonial Studies […]
Centre for New Writing Trains Pioneers of Creative Writing in Secondary Schools
On June 12th and 13th, the Centre for New Writing ran a two day residential course called ‘Teaching Creative Writing at Post-16 Level: For Teachers Who Write (Or Want to Write)’. Many attendees will teach the new A-level in Creative writing at their schools and colleges from September. One of these pioneers was pleased but shocked […]
The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award Long List
We’re delighted to announce that Kontakte and Other Stories by the School of English’s Jonathan Taylor has been long-listed for the prestigious Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. The short-list will be announced on Friday the 13th.
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